The party at the Greggs at 41 High Street in Birmingham city centre was the idea of a University of Birmingham student who cheekily asked it to throw a “Welcome back to Uni” party for her and her friends.

In a surprising twist, the retailer agreed and traded in the chicken tikka slices and sugar ring doughnuts for strobe lights and house music as it transformed into a one-night-only rave.

The Greggs in Birmingham was transformed for the student party (Image: Birmingham Mail)

But complimentary steak bakes, sausages rolls and doughnuts were handed out to everyone who attended the “Ministry of Greggs” - with free alcohol also provided.

Nikki Gardner, 21, got in touch with Greggs on Facebook at the end of September.

The International Relations student said that her friends “loved Greggs” and wanted to have a party at their local store to bring them all together for the new University term.

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After Greggs surprisingly agreed to host the party, they granted Nikki and her friends a VIP guestlist.

Nikki later took to Facebook to pay tribute to the pastry maker and to declare the inaugural “Ministry of Greggs” a success.

She wrote: “Best party ever! Legends. Thanks for the rave. Steak bakes rule.”

Plymouth's new Greggs: Could it host a similar party? (Image: John Allen)

Before the rave kicked off, the store was turned into a slick club with music and lighting. The shop’s transformation took three hours and saw the branch kitted out with a sound system, club lighting, inflatable doughnuts and pizza slices, and confetti cannons.

The music for the bizarre rave was provided by local DJ Dan Kelly and the University of Birmingham’s DJ Society.

Around 50 students attended - with one even dressing up as a pasty.

The rave was popular on social media with people taking to Twitter to express their love of the idea.